ERIC Number: EJ1456952
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1057-3569
EISSN: EISSN-1521-0693
Same Spelling, Different Meaning: An EF-Based Homograph Reading Intervention for Struggling Readers
Rachel Schiff; Shani Levy-Shimon; Lior Oanunu Shashoua; Ayelet Sasson
Reading & Writing Quarterly, v41 n1 p28-49 2025
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a multi-component homograph processing intervention complemented by Executive Function (EF) skills on the performance of struggling readers. The researchers focused on measuring improvements in literacy, metalinguistic abilities, cognitive/EF skills acquired during the intervention, and additional reading-related outcomes. The study involved 115 Hebrew-speaking third graders who were divided randomly into three groups: the multi-component homograph processing combined with EF skills (MCHP + EF) group, the MCHP group, and the business-as-usual control (BAU) group. The intervention consisted of 18 sessions organized into six modules, each focusing on a different type of homograph and each containing eight instructional phases. The results demonstrated that the MCHP + EF group exhibited statistically significant improvements across all measures, surpassing the achievements of both the MCHP and BAU groups. Our results regarding the superiority of the MCHP + EF group compared to the MCHP and controls were further supported by the contribution of improvement in homographic awareness along with improvement in morphological awareness and cognitive flexibility to reading comprehension improvement. Overall, this study highlights the benefits of teaching reading using homograph-based instruction combined with EF skills as foundational support for struggling readers.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Spelling, Executive Function, Reading Skills, Metalinguistics, Cognitive Processes, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Hebrew, Teaching Methods, Semantics, Foreign Countries, Syntax, Morphology (Languages), Phonological Awareness, Reading Comprehension
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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